Powell River

Tucked away on the upper , Powell River is a city of 13,000 people. It's not on many travel itineraries. Long dominated by the pulp and paper and forestry industries, it has started to become a centre for ecotourism with its abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities.
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  • Type: City with 13,200 residents
  • Description: city in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: Powell River, British Columbia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Powell River Airport and Westview ferry terminal.

Aerodrome
is located adjacent to Powell River, , Canada. In 2011, the airport had approximately 39,422 passenger departures and arrivals.

Transport stop
Photo: Redonebird, Copyrighted free use.
Westview is a ferry terminal in Powell River, British Columbia, . It is located on , part of the , on the northern and provides connections to and .

Powell River

Latitude
49.8357° or 49° 50′ 8″ north
Longitude
-124.5244° or 124° 31′ 28″ west
Population
13,200
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
IATA airport code
YPW
United Nations Location Code
CA POW
Open location code
84XQRFPG+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1790445554
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
6112608
Wiki­data ID
Q599678
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Powell River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بويل ريفر، كولومبيا البريطانية
  • Arabic: بويل ريفر
  • Asturian: Powell River
  • Bengali: পাওয়েল রিভার
  • Cebuano: Powell River
  • Chinese: 鮑威爾河 (不列顛哥倫比亞)
  • Chinese: 鮑威爾河市
  • Chinese: 鮑威爾里弗
  • Chinese: 鲍威尔河 (不列颠哥伦比亚)
  • Chinese: 鲍威尔河
  • Chinese: 鲍威尔河市
  • Chinese: 鲍威尔里弗
  • Czech: Powell River
  • Dagbani: Powell River
  • Danish: Powell River
  • Dutch: Powell River
  • Finnish: Powell River
  • French: Powell River
  • German: Powell River
  • Greek: Πάουελ Ρίβερ
  • Gujarati: પોવેલ રિવર
  • Hindi: पावेल रिवर
  • Indonesian: Powell River
  • Italian: Powell River
  • Japanese: パウエル・リバー
  • Japanese: パウエルリバー
  • Kannada: ಪೊವೆಲ್ ನದಿ
  • Korean: 포웰 리버
  • Latvian: Pauelriversa
  • Lithuanian: Pauel Riversas
  • Malay: Powell River
  • Marathi: पॉवेल नदी
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Powell River
  • Persian: پاول ریور، بریتیش کلمبیا
  • Polish: Powell River
  • Portuguese: Powell River
  • Russian: Пауэлл Ривер
  • Russian: Пауэлл-Ривер
  • Serbian: Pauel River
  • Serbian: Powell River, British Columbia
  • Serbian: Пауел Ривер
  • Sinhala: පවල් ගංගාව
  • Slovak: Powell River
  • Spanish: Powell River
  • Swedish: Powell River, British Columbia
  • Swedish: Powell River
  • Tamil: போவெல்ல் ரிவேர்
  • Telugu: పావెల్ రివర్
  • Thai: พาวเวล ริเวอร์
  • Turkish: Powell River
  • Ukrainian: Пауелл-Ривер
  • Urdu: پاول ریور
  • Vietnamese: Powell River
  • Western Panjabi: پاول رور

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Powell River”. Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.